Lakeshore HomeWhat is the Canadian Dream? Is it similar to the American Dream? I really don’t know. I believe most Canadians want health, peace, freedom, a job and a place to call home. When you drive or boat into Oakville you may or may not be surprised at what you see. The surprising view is, I think, are the sizes of homes here. To put it bluntly, they’re enormous and expensive. Oakville real estate sells at a premium especially in Olde Oakville. They go from big to bigger. You can get a real good view of some big ones from Lake Ontario. The pictures I posted along with this blog are of just that; some gigantic lakefront homes in Oakville. Nice, eh. You can also see prices of some fine Oakville homes here.

I live a much humbler life. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not knocking the individuals in those massive homes and I actually respect them. It must have taken a lot of hard work to achieve such materialistic success. It’s just that, this materialistic success seems to multiply itself here. There is no end to the number of monster Oakville homes cropping up. I just wonder how people can afford these places. I don’t know, maybe I’m envious. Anyway, I’m not talking about just the large ones along Lakeshore. All the smaller homes along Watson, Balsam, Douglas, Gloucester, etc, etc are being torn down and big customs homes are being built. People must be really doing well financially or mortgaged to the, for a lack of a better word, tits.

Another Lakeshore HomeMany long time Oakvillians have expressed some disdain over some of the development. Especially, in regards to the new condo that is almost finished being built where Sharkey’s used to be. Many people feel this development takes away from the quaintness of Oakville. Although, I am sad that Sharkey’s is gone, as it used to be a decent watering hole and one of a few, the new condo looks nice. I heard all the units are already sold.

What do you think of all the massive homes? Do you think it is too much or the bigger the better?